Chapter 499: The Stunned Visitor from Tianlan

Outside the Da Qian Pavilion.

Liu Qingyang gazed in awe at the building before him—a massive stone stele standing upon the earth. Under Xiao Han's introduction, he had long since understood the meaning represented by the names on the stele, and his eyes seemed to burn with a scorching flame.

"How about it? Are you willing to register for the identity of a Demon Slayer?"

Xiao Han looked at Liu Qingyang with a smile, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

"Ah?!"

Only then did Liu Qingyang return to his senses. His subconscious reaction appeared somewhat dazed and cute, forming a stark contrast to the demeanor of a peerless powerhouse he had once possessed.

"There is no need to envy them."

Xiao Han's gaze swept over the many titles on the stele.

"The moment you deduced the World-Purifying Demon-Slaying Array, your contribution to the Da Qian World already surpassed over eighty percent of the people on this stele."

"Let's go, I will take you to meet the Building Master of this Da Qian Pavilion; he is also an old friend of mine."

As he spoke, Xiao Han led Liu Qingyang into the main hall.

He familiarly woke up Lan Laotou, who was resting with his eyes closed.

"It's you!"

Upon seeing Xiao Han's face, a trace of imperceptible joy appeared on Lan Laotou's face.

"When did you get back?"

The battle that occurred in Langya City a while ago naturally could not be hidden from the Da Qian Pavilion's intelligence system, and the news of Xiao Han leaving the Langya Heavenly Palace was naturally exposed to those with keen eyes.

"Just arrived."

"Just arrived?"

Lan Laotou frowned slightly. Did this person not need to handle the aftermath?

Or was there something more important?

At this moment, Lan Laotou finally noticed the unfamiliar face behind Xiao Han. With just one glance, he faintly sensed the other party's uniqueness, which seemed incompatible with the Da Qian World.

Hm?

Extending his perception, Lan Laotou exclaimed in surprise,

"From a Lower Plane?"

He sensed a restless power within the other party's body that was different from Spirit Power, which had not erupted only because it was suppressed by another icy Spirit Power.

The origin of that icy Spirit Power went without saying, and the other party's identity could also be guessed.

"You're quite lucky. Where did you recruit this genius from a Lower Plane? Did you come here for him this time?"

Lan Laotou was surprised in his heart. What exactly was so special about this Lower Plane genius that it made Xiao Han rush straight to the Da Qian Pavilion without even handling his sect affairs?

"Is the old man taking a census?"

Xiao Han said irritably:

"Go to the second floor; this matter is not something you can afford to delay."

"Heh~"

Lan Laotou said indifferently:

"Is there anything in this world that this old man cannot afford to delay?"

One stick of incense later.

"This matter is truly something this old man cannot afford to delay."

Lan Laotou's hands trembled slightly as he tucked the brand-new Scroll into his bosom. He looked at the seemingly plain-looking young man with amazement, and the moment he opened his mouth, it was filled with thick jealousy.

"What kind of dog-shit luck did this bastard Xiao Han have to be able to snatch a genius like you under his wing?"

"Lan Laotou, that's going too far!"

Xiao Han knocked on the table in front of him in dissatisfaction, but he made no effort to hide the smugness on his face.

Liu Qingyang, on the other hand, said modestly:

"Building Master, you flatter me. This junior is just lucky."

"Luck?"

Lan Laotou shook his head in denial.

"No, this is not luck; it is talent, it is strength."

"From now on, there is no need to call me Building Master; why be so formal?"

"Since I am a few years older than you, let us address each other as brothers..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Han could not help but interrupt directly.

"That's enough, you old man."

"You are thousands of years old and still want to address someone as a brother..."

"You really have no shame left!"

Lan Laotou did not mind at all; instead, he stretched his face toward Xiao Han and said "shamelessly":

"This old man asks you, how many Supreme Spiritual Liquid per catty is this face worth? I'll sell it to you cheap!"

"..."

Xiao Han and Lan Laotou went through a long war of words, during which they belittled each other to nothing, leaving Liu Qingyang stunned.

"Alright, alright, this old man has no time to waste on such idle chatter with you."

Having returned to his normal state, Lan Laotou was full of the dignity of a powerhouse.

"This matter is of great importance. I need to send this item to the headquarters personally. Once it is confirmed to be correct, the contribution will naturally be issued."

"No problem."

Xiao Han had long since deduced Lan Laotou's reaction; this was also the standard response procedure for the Da Qian Pavilion, so there was naturally no objection, and Liu Qingyang, having been forewarned by the former, also nodded in agreement.

"Consider yourself lucky, kid."

Lan Laotou reiterated his envy and bitterness, then issued an order to leave.

"Hurry up and go; I have to hit the road."

"Are you in such a rush?"

"Why so much nonsense?"

As he spoke, Lan Laotou pushed Xiao Han and the other out of the office, closed the door, and locked it, all in one smooth motion.

"Wang Xiaozi, I have business at the headquarters; you watch the counter."

"Yes, Building Master."

Hearing the reply from inside the main hall, Lan Laotou's figure flashed, and he fled in the direction of the Transfer Spirit Array, leaving behind a crowd in the hall casting curious glances at Xiao Han and the other as they walked downstairs.

"Palace Master, this..."

Lan Laotou's behavior refreshed Liu Qingyang's understanding; was he really in such a rush?

"It's quite normal!"

Xiao Han, however, expressed his understanding of this.

"For so many years, the Da Qian World has been quite troubled by those rats from the Outer Realm Evil Clan who have snuck in!"

"Let's not talk about that anymore."

"The Da Qian Palace has quite a few good things; I will introduce some to you that you can make use of."

"With the help of those things, in five years at most, you will be able to complete your Spirit Power conversion and recover to your previous cultivation level."

"If your luck is a bit better, perhaps you can even go a step further."

"Many thanks, Palace Master."

Xiao Han's words also attracted Liu Qingyang's attention; being quite enthusiastic about the growth of his strength, he was completely unable to refuse Xiao Han's proposal.

"It's nothing, let's talk as we walk."

"There is still a pile of things that need to be handled next."

………

Half a year later.

Yan Lie, Huangfu Shenghua, and the others, who had been brought to the Da Qian World by Xiao Han, also looked curiously at the scenes unfolding before them.

"Is this the Da Qian World?"

Yan Lie murmured in surprise; although the suddenly restless power within his body had already told him the answer, he still "asked what he already knew."

"It seems there is no difference from our Tianlan!"

"Sect Master Yan, why do you say that?"

Huangfu Shenghua asked in confusion.

"I thought the Da Qian World was filled with experts everywhere, but looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be the case."

Xiao Han, who was in front, heard Yan Lie's words and laughed out loud.

"Even though the Da Qian World is powerful, you are all top-tier experts of the Tianlan Continent to some extent, so there is no need to belittle yourselves."

"Then, Senior, I wonder how my strength ranks in your sect?"

Once Yan Lie's words were out, they immediately attracted the curiosity of the whole group; the vast majority of the second batch brought over were Nine Palaces Realm experts from the Tianlan Continent, and as people who could be called the pinnacle in their original world, they were naturally arrogant and felt a desire to compare themselves with the experts of the Da Qian World.

"How does it rank?"

Xiao Han also paused his steps, not giving a definitive answer.

"Your current strength, converted into the realms of the Da Qian World, is roughly equivalent to a Lower Earth Sovereign; above that, there are Upper Earth Sovereigns, Great Perfection Earth Sovereigns, and the even higher level of Heavenly Sovereign."

"And my Langya Heavenly Palace has about two hundred or so people equivalent to Earth Sovereign cultivation."

"You can calculate it yourself."

Having said that, Xiao Han resumed his stride and walked forward, leaving behind a series of gasps of cold air.

Yan Lie swallowed his saliva, dumbfounded; his strength was enough to rank in the top ten in the Tianlan Continent, yet a single force in the Da Qian World actually had hundreds of experts not inferior to him.

Having been comforted by Xiao Han before, he experienced such a blow that he began to doubt his life.

"Does that mean I'm not even in the running?"

The others had the same thought and were directly silenced.

"Hehe, Old Yang really had foresight!"

This time, Yang Jiuxiao did not follow the team, but remained in the Tianlan Continent on the grounds of staying behind to guard it; Huangfu Shenghua recalled the mysterious smile filled with pity that the other had given before departure and could not help but sigh.

No one noticed the subtle smile Xiao Han revealed in front.

"Little ones, still think you can't be suppressed?"

(End of this chapter)